It can be hard to keep up with your usual sewing routine during the summer, especially when the weather is beautiful and your family vacation is right around the corner. Eek!! So instead of spending hours planning out your designs, we’ve put together a list of our Vogue Patterns, Butterick, and McCall’s designers’ favorite easy-to-sew summer dress patterns to inspire you to continue getting those summer outfits knocked out, only in less time! Let the sewing commence, and don’t forget to leave a comment letting us know your favorite pick! Vogue Patterns designer Carlos Correa’s top picks: 1 ..read more

Who’s excited for the new season of Younger?!?! Did you know that the costume designer for Sex and the City and The Devil Wears Prada, Patricia Field, is also a costume consultant for Younger? Well, in honor of the new season and the spectacular fashion, I’m going to pretend each character is a home sewer and figure out what patterns they’d sew! Let’s begin with Liza! Liza’s past was not easy. First, her husband gambled away all their money, then she had to reinvent herself in order to pay for her daughter’s college education… You know the story. As a result, it’s very possible that Liza nee ..read more

Our summer Vogue pattern collection is now available, and one design we’ve received an exceptional amount of praise for is the Zandra Rhodes dress and sash pattern V1627. Did you know that this pattern is based on an iconic Zandra Rhodes design from the 1970s? As you can see below, the vivid colors and delicately applied sequin and bead details make this dress especially eye-catching! British designer and Dame Zandra Rhodes has always been known for her beautifully-painted chiffon dresses. However, it was this 1973 Field of Lilies design (below) that had a real impact on her work and ended ..read more